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Somalia says 49 al Shabaab fighters killed in military operation

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Somalia says its army, supported by international partners, killed 49 al-Shabab militants. The government said the militants were hit while planning to attack the Somali people. It also said there had been airstrikes involved in the operation, but it did not mention which country conducted the strikes.

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Reuters

Somalia says 49 al Shabaab fighters killed in military operation

MOGADISHU - Somalia's government said on Wednesday 49 al Shabaab fighters had been killed in a military operation in Lower Shabelle region, the latest in a months-long campaign aimed at seizing territory long held by the Islamist group. Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise which controls large swathes of the country, claimed responsibility for two car bombs that killed at least 120 people

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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VOA News

Somalia: Military Operation Kills 49 Al-Shabab Militants

Somalia says its army, supported by international partners, have conducted an operation in the country’s lower Shabelle region that killed 49 al-Shabab militants. A statement issued by the Somali Information Ministry late Wednesday said the military operation took place in the village of Buulo Madiino, in the country’s Lower Shabelle region. VOA could not independently verify the Somali government’s death toll but residents in region reported th…

1 year ago·United States

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TRT World

Somalia kills dozens of Al Shabab terrorists in military operation

Somali government forces have killed more than 600 Al Shabab terrorists, injured 1,200 others and recaptured 68 settlements in the last three months.

1 year ago·Istanbul, Türkiye

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The New Arab

Nearly 50 al-Shabaab fighters dead in Somalia govt operation

Somalia's government said on Wednesday that nearly 50 fighters in al-Shabaab, an Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda, were killed in a military operation.

1 year ago

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Goobjoog News

Somali forces kill over 49 Al-Shabaab fighters in Lower Shabelle

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somali government has said that several members of the Al-Shabaab militant group were killed in an airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region.A statement issued by the Ministry of Information of Somalia said that over 49 terrorists were killed and several others injured in the planned operation by Somalia’s special forces and NISA operatives, backed by international partners.“The militants were killed in the Bulo Madina area…

1 year ago

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Horseed Media

Somalia kills dozens of Al Shabab fighters in military operation - Horseed Media

At least 49 Al Shabab terrorists have been killed in a military operation in the Lower Shabelle region, Somalia’s government has said, as security forces pushed ahead in a months-long campaign aimed at seizing territory long held by the group.Somalia’s special forces, together with its intelligence agency and “international security partners”, destroyed a number of military vehicles and a weapons dump in Bulo-Madino village in Lower Shabelle reg…

1 year ago

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